WVIAC Men's Quarterfinals
#3 Alderson-Broaddus 82,
#11 Glenville State 69
CHARLESTON - Two free throws from Jamel Morris with 8:11 to play here Friday afternoon in the West Virginia Conference tournament quarterfinals inside the Charleston Civic Center gave No. 11 seed Glenville State a 56-55 cushion, but third-seeded Alderson-Broaddus proceeded to score 13 unanswered points en route to an 82-69 victory versus the Pioneers.
After Morris' two freebies, Casey Ainslie converted a three-point play for the now 20-8 Battlers and the 13-0 run was capped by an Ali Bilal trifecta as GSC (13-16) found itself trailing 68-56 with 5:03 to go.
Kurklin Bohanon, who grabbed nine boards, hit 11 of 21 from the field and led all scorers with 29 points. Battler teammates Adam Kline and Roy Brown finished with double-doubles. Kline not only blocked four shots, but also had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Brown snagged 10 caroms and also scored a dozen points. Ainslie finished with 15 markers.
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Men
No. 16 OHIO ST. 63,
NORTHWESTERN 53
OHIO ST. (21-7)
Thomas 7-16 5-6 19, Thompson 2-5 0-2 5, Williams 0-1 1-2 1, Craft 1-4 1-3 3, Smith, Jr. 7-13 4-4 24, Scott 1-3 2-6 4, Ross 2-2 0-0 5, Ravenel 1-4 0-0 2, Della Valle 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 13-23 63.
NORTHWESTERN (13-16)
Abrahamson 3-6 2-2 9, Olah 3-8 3-3 9, Hearn 3-6 0-0 8, Sobolewski 5-13 0-0 13, Marcotullio 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Demps 4-10 4-4 14, Montgomery III 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-43 9-9 53.
Halftime-Ohio St. 29-22. 3-Point Goals-Ohio St. 8-22 (Smith, Jr. 6-11, Ross 1-1, Thompson 1-2, Della Valle 0-1, Scott 0-2, Thomas 0-5), Northwestern 8-19 (Sobolewski 3-8, Hearn 2-2, Demps 2-5, Abrahamson 1-3, Olah 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Ohio St. 30 (Thomas 7), Northwestern 30 (Abrahamson 9). Assists-Ohio St. 15 (Scott 8), Northwestern 12 (Olah, Turner 4). Total Fouls-Ohio St. 12, Northwestern 19. A-7,036.
WVIAC Quarterfinals at
the Charleston Civic Center
Alderson-Broaddus 82,
Glenville State 69
No. 11 GLENVILLE STATE (13-16)
Brien Winston 1-1 0-0 2, Kevin Gray 4-11 0-0 12, JJ Vazquez 4-5 3-4 11, DJ Blanks 3-12 3-4 9, Sidney Crist 0-1 0-0 0, Andy Dollman 1-2 0-0 3, Lamont Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Joe Ballard 1-2 0-0 2, Lamar Mallory 7-14 4-8 18, Jamel Morris 3-12 5-7 12, Kalleone Moret 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 24-60 15-23 69; 3-point goals: Gray 4-9, Blanks 0-1, Dollman 1-2, Ballard 0-1, Morris 1-4
No. 3 ALDERSON-BROADDUS (20-8)
Stuart Clark 0-1 1-2 1, Jonathan Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Kurklin Bohanon 11-21 5-7 29, Ali Bilal 2-4 0-0 5, Roy Brown 5-7 1-3 12, Malcolm Tatum 1-5 1-2 3, Richard Lemon 0-0 1-2 1, Casey Ainslie 6-11 1-1 15, Eargle O'Dell 2-2 0-0 4, Adam Kline 4-6 4-6 12; TOTALS: 31-57 14-23 82; 3-point goals: Bohanon 2-9, Bilal 1-2, Brown 1-2, Ainslie 2-6
Shooting: GSC 24-60 (40%), A-B 31-57 (54%); Rebounds: GSC 28 (Mallory 13), A-B 43 (Kline 11, Brown 10); Assists: GSC 11 (Blanks 7), A-B 21 (Tatum 6); Steals: GSC 10 (Gray 4), A-B 9 (Bohanon 4); Blocks: GSC 2 (Morris, Vazquez), A-B 9 (Kline 4); Turnovers: GSC 12, A-B 17; Halftime score: A-B 40, GSC 33
Women
Akron 98, Ohio 82
OHIO (6-19, 1-12 MAC)
Tina Fisher 2-5 1-2 5, Erin Bailes 12-21 2-2 33, Shavon Robinson 5-10 3-3 13, Symone Lyles 4-6 3-4 11, Ashley Fowler 1-5 2-2 4, Mariah Byard 2-5 0-0 6, Kiyanna Black 3-10 0-0 6, Alex'ie Baldwin 2-2 0-0 4, Samantha Buls 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 31-64 11-13 82.
AKRON (18-8, 9-4 MAC)
Rachel Tecca 9-13 6-9 24, Sina King 9-14 4-4 22, Kacie Cassell 2-3 6-6 10, Hanna Luburgh 6-11 2-2 17, Taylor Ruper 4-11 0-0 12, Megan Barilla 0-0 0-0 0, Cari Guyton 0-0 0-0 0, Anita Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Diandra Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Nunan 0-0 0-0 0, Carly Young 5-9 2-2 13. TOTALS 35-64 20-23 98.
Halftime score: Akron 49, Ohio 43.
3-point goals: Ohio 9-22 (Bailes 7-11, Robinson 0-3, Fowler 0-1, Byard 2-4, Black 0-3); Akron 8-21 (Luburgh 3-7, Ruper 4-10, Young 1-4). Rebounds: Ohio 24 (Bailes 6); Akron 39 (King 10). Assists: Ohio 20 (Fowler 11); Akron 24 (Cassell 6). Steals: Ohio 11 (Robinson 3); Akron 7 (Ruper 3, Tecca 3). Blocks: Ohio 1; Akron 5. Turnovers: Ohio 16, Akron 15.
Southern Miss 68, Marshall 61
SOUTHERN MISS (13-14, 5-9 C-USA)
Ance Celmina 2-7 1-2 5, Jamierra Faulkner 11-18 0-0 24, Jerontay Clemons 10-16 0-2 20, Tenecka Carey 5-16 0-0 13, Niesha Pierce 0-3 0-0 0, Wendy Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Nitesha Pierce 3-4 0-0 6, Michelle Summersell 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 31-64 1-4 68.
MARSHALL (9-18, 3-11 C-USA)
Orlandria Williams 2-4 0-0 5, Chukwuka Ezeigbo 2-5 0-0 4, Suporia Dickens 7-10 1-1 19, Shay Weaver 6-10 0-0 17, Norrisha Victrum 2-7 0-0 5, Erica Woods 3-10 0-0 7, Leandra King 1-3 2-3 4, Veronica Ruiz 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-51 3-4 61.
Halftime score: Southern Miss 31, Marshall 29.
3-point goals: Southern Miss 5-15 (Faulkner 2-3, Carey 3-11, Pierce 0-1); Marshall 12-27 (Williams 1-3, Dickens 4-5, Weaver 5-8, Victrum 1-4, Woods 1-6, Ruiz 0-1). Rebounds: Southern Miss 34 (Clemons 6, Carey 6); Marshall 27 (Victrum 5). Assists: Southern Miss 17 (Faulkner 7); Marshall 14 (Victrum 5). Steals: Southern Miss 9 (Faulkner 3, Carey 3); Marshall 3. Blocks: Southern Miss 2; Marshall 4. Turnovers: Southern Miss 10, Marshall 19.
Ohio State 64, Illinois 53
OHIO STATE (16-12, 6-9 Big Ten)
Ashley Adams 7-12 3-4 17, Amber Stokes 2-4 0-2 4, Tayler Hill 4-12 12-14 21, Ameryst Alston 3-5 2-2 8, Raven Ferguson 0-5 0-0 0, Maleeka Kynard 0-0 2-2 2, Darryce Moore 6-8 0-0 12, Amy Scullion 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22-46 19-24 64.
ILLINOIS (16-11, 9-6 Big Ten)
Adrienne Godbold 5-15 4-5 14, Amber Moore 1-8 0-0 3, Karisma Penn 7-20 10-13 24, Ivory Crawford 3-5 0-0 6, Alexis Smith 0-4 0-0 0, McKenzie Piper 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Tuck 2-8 1-2 6, Nia Oden 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 18-61 15-20 53.
Halftime score: Ohio State 31, Illinois 26.
3-point goals: OSU 1-5 (Hill 1-3, Ferguson 0-2); Illinois 2-15 (GodBold 0-3, Moore 1-5, Penn 0-2, Crawford 0-2, Tuck 1-3). Rebounds: OSU 34 (Adams 10); Illinois 35 (Penn 14). Assists: OSU 12 (Stokes 4); Illinois 7 (Smith 3). Steals: OSU 6 (Alston 2); Illinois 11 (Penn 4). Blocks: OSU 4 (Adams 4); Illinois 4 (GodBold 2). Turnovers: OSU 22, Illinois 21
The Pioneers got a big double-double of 18 points and a game-high 13 caroms from Lamar Mallory. Kevin Gray hit four 3s and finished with 12 points while Morris scored 12 points and JJ Vazquez chipped in 11. DJ Blanks had nine points and a game-high seven assists in the setback.
Bohanon's three-point play with four seconds left in the first half allowed the Battlers to hold a 40-33 advantage at intermission.
A-B pushed the lead to eight early in the second half, but former Parkersburg Big Red all-stater Andy Dollman hit a 3-pointer to close the gap to 43-41 at the 15:49 mark.
GSC took its first lead after halftime at 47-45 on a Vazquez lay-in and prior to Morris' free throws, the G-men had a slim 54-53 advantage when Mallory stuffed one home at the 10:22 mark.
The Battlers, who shot 54 percent from the floor, finished the season 3-0 versus the Pioneers. GSC lost 105-99 in overtime at A-B and dropped a 79-70 decision last Saturday inside the Jesse R. Lilly Gymnasium.
#2 Fairmont State 77
#7 Seton Hill 63
CHARLESTON - No. 2 seed Fairmont State advanced to its first WVIAC tournament semifinal appearance since 2001 with a 77-63 victory against seventh-seeded Seton Hill on Thursday afternoon at the Charleston Civic Center.
Fairmont State advances to take on Alderson-Broaddus at 6:30 p.m. today.
Fairmont State (21-7) got stellar individual performances from Malik Stith and Isaac Thornton in the win. Stith finished with a game-high 25 points for the Falcons. Thornton was just shy of a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds (six offensive). Melvin Rhodes turned in a quality performance off the bench with 11 points and eight rebounds for FSU.
Seton Hill (16-12) was paced by Oliver McGlade's 24 points on 6 of 9 shooting from behind the arc. Malachi Leonard and Max Kenyi added nine points apiece for the Griffins. Kameron Taylor recorded a team-high seven boards for SHU.
#4 Wheeling Jesuit 72,
#5 Charleston 62
CHARLESTON - Justin Fritts hit 5 of 6 from downtown and led four Wheeling Jesuit players in double figures with 19 points as fourth-seeded Wheeling Jesuit ousted No. 5 Charleston, 72-62, from the WVIAC tournament.
The Golden Eagles, who ended the year at 19-9, held a 44-28 advantage on the boards, but shot just 34 percent from the floor and missed on 20 of 28 attempts from 3-point land.
Eric Siefert posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals, who also got 12 points from Joe Prati along with 15 markers and six assists from Ben Siefert.
UC's Xavier Humphrey tied Fritts for game-high scoring honors with 19 points. Terrell Lipkins tossed in 17 points for UC, which got 10 tallies and 13 boards from Robbie Dreher.
Wheeling Jesuit (19-9) advances to the other semifinal to take on West Liberty at 8:30 p.m. today.
#1 West Liberty 78,
#9 Pitt-Johnstown 66
CHARLESTON - Top-seeded West Liberty held off the upset bid of No. 9 seed Pitt-Johnstown late Thursday night inside the Charleston Civic Center as the Hilltoppers punched their ticket into the semifinals by posting a 78-66 victory.
UP-J, which ended its campaign at 15-13, only trailed 37-32 at intermission.
Shawn Dyer tallied a game-high 21 points for the now 28-1 Hilltoppers, who got 14 points apiece from Bubby Goodwin and Alex Falk. WLU shot less than 42 percent from the floor overall, but hit 12 of 27 (44.4 percent) from 3-point land.
Jordan Miller had a team-high 19 counters in the setback. UP-J also got 16 points and a game-high six assists from Nick Novak. Andrew Cressler finished with 15 points and Noah Hartung collected a game-high 10 boards in the setback.
Seger Bonifant and Tim Hausfeld added nine points apiece for the victors.
